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"'The Food Around Us' - a conversation with Dan Barber and Elizabeth Kolbert," August 14, 2023.
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An invitation to ‘The Food Around Us’: Dan Barber, Betsy Kolbert talk sustainability at upcoming Eagle event
By Fred Rutberg, The Berkshire Eagle
Aug 4, 2023
http://berkshireeagle.com/foodaroundus
Dear Reader,
“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy …”
August in the Berkshires has it all — from sweet corn and ripe tomatoes to the culmination of our cultural season. For many, August means a little time off in which to enjoy this marvelous time.
I am writing to invite you to attend a conversation The Eagle is presenting between Dan Barber and Elizabeth Kolbert on Monday, Aug. 14, at Saint James Place in Great Barrington. Doors open at 6. The theme of their conversation is “The Food Around Us,” and it will focus on sustainability.
It is hard to imagine two people more qualified to speak on this issue than world-renowned chef Dan Barber and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Betsy Kolbert. The conversation will be moderated by Don Morrison, whose Friday commentaries in The Eagle are eagerly anticipated by many readers.
Dan, Betsy and Don have deep connections to the Berkshires and The Eagle, and we are proud they have offered to help us shed light on such a timely and important issue.
The event is nearly sold out; if you would like to attend, I urge you log on to berkshireeagle.com/foodaroundus for tickets as soon as you are able. You will be glad you did.
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Monday, August 14
THE FOOD AROUND US: A conversation with DAN BARBER and ELIZABETH KOLBERTJoin us as we bring together these two provocative leaders to talk about the sustainability of food and the environment.
Location: Saint James Place 352 Main Street Great Barrington, MA 01230
About This Event
Join us as we bring together these two provocative leaders to talk about the sustainability of food and the environment. This event is a fundraiser for The Berkshire Eagle Local Journalism Fund, created to enhance our reporting for arts and culture, economic development, education and healthcare.
Dan Barber is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York, and the author of The Third Plate. A fierce advocate for sustainable, ethical farming and cooking, Barber’s opinions on food and agricultural policy have appeared in the New York Times, along with many other publications.
Elizabeth Kolbert is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the author of several acclaimed books, including The Sixth Extinction (Pulitzer Prize) and Under a White Sky (book of the year by the Washington Post). She is a two-time National Magazine Award winner and recipient of the BBVA Biophilia Award for Environmental Communication.
6:00–7:30 pm Conversation followed by Q&A - $30 general admission
7:30 VIP Reception - $100 VIP ticket
The Berkshire Eagle Local Journalism Fund is a fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
